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Predicting Likelihood of Missed Appointments in Primary Care [Health care informatics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Despite efforts to improve patient-clinician relationships, access to care, and healthcare workflows, annual rates of missed appointments (MA) in the U.S Therefore, identifying appointments at risk of being missed is a crucial prevention strategy to optimize care quality, ensure continuity, and reduce costs. for CA, 0.85

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Factors associated with patients' experience of access to their primary health care clinic: a multilevel analysis [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Between September 2022 and June 2023, online questionnaires were sent to patients attached to a family physician and to PHC professionals and administrative staff. A total of 122,397 patients and 999 family physicians, 107 nurse practitioners and 411 administrative staff nested into 104 clinics answered the survey. Instrument.

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Optimizing participation in the OECD PaRIS Project: Lessons learned in Saskatchewan [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied: Eligibility criteria involved PCPs (family physicians and/or nurse practitioners) who facilitated a panel of patients; and PWLE who were 45 years of age or older, with or without a chronic condition, and who had documented appointments with an eligible PCP in the past six months.

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Aspirations for an Ideal Future in Medicine: Implementation and Pivoting

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

." - "I will find a way to enjoy life and thrive in my career." - "My family, patients, and staff deserve this." - "I deserve this." - "I refuse to give up." Original March 2023, updated December 2024 Next week , we will get a running start into the new year to optimize your well-being. Set up a time to chat.

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Prescribing ADHD Meds by Telehealth Does Not Alter Risk for Substance Use Disorder Overall

Physician's Weekly

25, 2023, to examine whether receiving an initial prescription for ADHD from a provider who the patient has never seen in person is associated with an increased risk for stimulant use disorder (stimUD) or other SUDs. Vinod Rao, M.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital, said in a statement. ” Two authors disclosed ties to industry.

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Rare Diseases: Pathways to accelerating diagnoses 

Myriad Genetics

Many of us have seen stories in the news about American families on diagnostic odysseys for their children with rare diseases. More and more, doctors, researchers, and families are turning to technologies like AI and even Google to help them decode health symptoms and get on the road to solutions and treatments.

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Is Dentistry Draining You? 5 Steps to Fight Burnout and Reignite Your Passion

CDOCS

& & </p> <p>Survey data from the 2023 ADA Council on Communications Trend Report found that more than 40% of dentists felt defeated, wanted to quit dentistry, or did not want to go to work in the six months leading up to the survey, with these feelings being more common in dentists 44 years and younger.&